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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others 02/21/2024 05:27am • NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both her parents had taken their lives. She was willing to try something extreme: Having YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case 02/20/2024 07:22pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a once-popular a YouTube channel, shared a tearful apology to her children for physically and emotionally abusing them before a judge delivered a sentence that could put her in prison for years, if no How to Do an Elimination Diet and Why 02/20/2024 07:00pm • Do you find yourself eyeing down the restroom the second you get to a restaurant? Or maybe you're regularly avoiding social outings to deal with another upset stomach? Whether you're plagued by bloating, fatigue or uninvited diarrhea that frequently interrupts your day, getting to the bottom of it m Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs You Should Know and Expect 02/20/2024 07:00pm • Although Medicare helps to cover the costs of most medical services, it's essential that you still plan for some out-of-the-pocket costs and understand that it's not truly "free" health care. You've likely asked yourself how much Medicare costs. When it comes to Medicare premiums, deductibles, copay 'Close doesn't count:' Biomarker testing crucial for modern lung cancer treatment 02/20/2024 04:36pm • One of the most important reasons for the recent improvements in lung cancer treatments is biomarker testing — testing to determine the exact kind of cancer a patient has, in order to enable the most personalized treatment possible. For many patients, a lung cancer diagnosis comes as a surp Live updates | White House warns Israel: Rafah fight would be a disaster 02/20/2024 04:14pm • The White House continues to warn Israel against expanding its offensive into Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. National Security spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday that if Israel’s military doesn’t properly account for the safety of Palestinian refugees there, “an operation in New global study links COVID vaccines to slightly increased risk of heart problems 02/20/2024 03:02pm • A global study has connected those who received COVID vaccines to an increased risk of some serious medical conditions, but one Loudoun County, Virginia, doctor says there’s more to consider here. The study published by the Global COVID Vaccine Safety (GCoVS) Project looked at around 100 millio Adult and four kids die in Missouri house fire that police deem 'suspicious' 02/20/2024 11:43am • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating a “suspicious” fire near St. Louis that killed a woman and four children. Firefighters were called to a home in Ferguson at 4:23 a.m. Monday and found the building engulfed in flames. St. Louis County police Sgt. Tracy Panus said the five people wh Which careers pay top dollar in the DC region? 02/20/2024 11:09am • It may not surprise you that the top-earning fields, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are all in medicine. The careers with the highest median salary nationwide include oral and maxillofacial surgeons, radiologists, dermatologists and cardiologists. Each of those jobs make a medi Two years after his birth, a DC couple is out to prove their son actually belongs to them 02/20/2024 09:35am • Imagine if you had to prove to the government that the child you gave birth to is in fact your child. It may sound crazy, but it’s exactly what a D.C. couple is currently facing. Teresa and Jeff Williams' baby Jeff Niklaus Williams, who the couple calls J.J., was born in their Southwest D.C. ho South Korean doctors walk out to protest medical training push, causing surgery cancellations 02/20/2024 07:08am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to protest a government push to recruit more medical students, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. The Health Ministry urged them to return to work immedia NASA seeks volunteers to live on Mars for a year (in a simulator) 02/20/2024 04:23am • NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year living in conditions that simulate living on Mars. This will be the second crew for the ground-based Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA, and the bar is set high for the volunteers that get selected. It is also no walk i Arizona hires Desireé Reed-Francois as athletic director to navigate move to Big 12 02/19/2024 04:05pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has hired former Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois to guide the athletics department through financial difficulties prior to the school's move to the Big 12. Reed-Francois agreed to terms Monday on a five-year contract that will start at $1 million per 'Soaring' over hills or 'playing' with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality 02/19/2024 01:59pm • POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Retired Army Col. Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn't surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual rea Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks 02/19/2024 10:22am • Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. Growing research shows it also can cause injuries that damage developing brains. That leaves families to balance the risks against the opportunities. Many are opting o